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A bearded sadhu sits on a cloth-covered seat beneath a blue tarpaulin, wearing a crown of orange marigold garlands. He is bare-chested with a thick layered rudraksha mala vest and a clear crystal bead necklace with a black bead strand. Ropes hang around him, and a colourful woven and tasseled cloth hangs at the right. He holds a small clay cup and a short stick, and gazes off to the side. No other physical people are visible. a person identification is not established from appearance alone.

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A photograph of a bearded sadhu with long matted hair and a long grey-brown beard, wearing a saffron-orange turban and an orange and yellow striped garment. He leans forward on a rope-strung cot with a patterned cushion, wearing red and beaded bracelets and a wristwatch, gazing to the side. Behind him are white tents, a corrugated metal wall, a red cloth and a strand of orange marigold garlands. A sack-like bundle rests beside him.2013-02-11A bare-chested sadhu stands before a pink and tan canvas tent. His face and body are smeared with white ash, and an orange marigold garland is wrapped around his head. Several layers of dark rudraksha mala beads hang across his chest, with matching rudraksha bracelets on his upper arms and wrists. He has a long dark beard and matted hair knotted up at the top, and he gazes steadily to one side. Canvas and wooden poles are visible behind him.2013-02-12February 15 20132013-02-15 +1 copiesFebruary 12 20132013-02-12A bearded sadhu sits in an open tent under blue tarpaulin, leaning on a bundled red and orange floral blanket slung from ropes. He wears a dark rudraksha-bead vest and a white beaded necklace, with an orange marigold garland on his head, and his body is smeared with grey ash. One leg is raised and he holds a cigarette to his lips. Around him lie a brass lota, a plastic water bottle, a jar, a steel plate with money and offerings, and a woven bag hanging nearby. The page's a person flag does not match this figure's appearance, so no a person candidate is claimed.2013-02-22 +2 copiesFebruary 15 20132013-02-15 +1 copiesFebruary 22 20132013-02-22A bearded sadhu stands outdoors in a crowd setting with his left arm raised high. He wears an orange and yellow marigold-garlanded turban wrapped over a bun of matted hair, and his face is smeared with white ash with yellow markings on the forehead and nose. A long grey beard hangs down over a light cream kurta and a brown-beige shawl draped across his shoulders. A wooden staff with red wrapping rests against his shoulder, and a rope is looped around his body. The background is a pale hazy sky with blurred people and a red garment at left.February 22 20132013-02-22A bearded sadhu stands outdoors on a riverside embankment with both arms raised high, gripping a rope that stretches to either side of the frame. He wears an orange and yellow turban decorated with marigold garlands, a light cream kurta, and a brown shawl draped over his shoulders. Yellow tilak marks decorate his forehead and cheeks. A metal pot hangs from his waist. Behind him are red-and-white barrier poles, a hazy sky, and blurred crowds.A bare-chested sadhu with long matted hair and a full grey-brown beard stands at dusk, wearing a thick necklace of yellow marigold garlands and white and pink flowers. His face and chest carry white and orange ash markings with a red tilak on the forehead. He holds a wooden staff in one hand and wears beaded bracelets. Behind him are saffron and red flags on poles against a dark blue evening sky.2016-05-21Close photo of a bearded sadhu at a crowded outdoor Kumbh Mela setting. He wears an orange turban wrapped with rudraksha beads and a heavy cloak of dark rudraksha mala strands over orange robes. Multiple silver rings with coloured stones, including turquoise and red, decorate his hands. He holds a red-painted wooden staff and a bead mala, with a silver ornament and horn-like pendants at his chest. Blurred figures and a light background fill the scene.